Proverbs 5:20

Why be captivated, my son, by an adulteress, or embrace the bosom of a stranger?

Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Proverbs 5

7 songs meet this passage

  • “Right time to roll to me”

    Roll to Me · Del Amitri

    strains against Proverbs 5:20

    The eager invitation to swoop in on someone unhappy with their current partner echoes a caution against being captivated by one not rightly yours.

  • “Take your bitch, rebuild the building just to fuck some more”

    goosebumps · Travis Scott

    strains against Proverbs 5:18-20

    Proverbs frames sexual delight within committed love; here it's reduced to conquest and transaction.

  • “If your bitch is so innocent, why she sucking my children”

    Fight Night · Migos

    strains against Proverbs 5:18-20

    Proverbs calls for delight in a faithful partner; this line instead boasts of degrading and devaluing women.

  • “I don't love you but I need ya”

    Rico Suave · Gerardo

    strains against Proverbs 5:18-20

    Proverbs praises delight and loyalty within committed love; this line admits using someone without love, treating intimacy as transaction.

  • Blue Ain't Your Color · Keith Urban

    strains against Proverbs 5:20-21

    Approaching someone else's hurt as an opening for romantic pursuit runs against wisdom's caution about where our eyes and desires lead.

  • “Secret lovers is what you wanna be”

    Down Low (Nobody Has to Know) [Live To Regret It Mix - Radio Version #1 - Blame It On the Mo'] {feat. Ronald Isley} · R. Kelly

    strains against Proverbs 5:20-21

    Proverbs warns that nothing done in secret escapes God's sight, directly undercutting the song's assumption that hidden sin is consequence-free.

  • “What your girl don't know won't hurt her”

    You're the One · SWV

    strains against Proverbs 5:20-21

    The lyric assumes secrecy erases harm, but Proverbs warns that nothing done in hidden unfaithfulness escapes notice or consequence.

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